The Close is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 July 1959. House.
The Close
- WRENN ID
- muffled-stronghold-burdock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham MP: Nigel Huddleston (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 July 1959
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Close, B 4035, Bretforton
- OS grid reference
- SP 087 441
- Coordinates
- 52.09553, -1.87361
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Close is a house dating from the 17th century, with some early 19th century and mid-20th century alterations. It is constructed of coursed rubble with ashlar dressings and has a Cotswold stone roof. The building is L-shaped, with ranges extending to the west, featuring a gable-end stack, and to the south, which has a lateral stack.
The east front has two storeys, with a stone-coped verge on the right and a rebuilt brick section on the left. There are two windows on the upper floor: a fixed casement under a segmental head to the left and a 2-light stone mullioned window to the right. The ground floor features a 2-light casement window to the left and a similar mullioned window to the right. The entrance is located in the angle between the ranges, accessed through a 20th-century porch. The gable-end stack is decorated with motifs carved in relief, including a dog and a fleur-de-lys.
Inside, there is an inglenook fireplace with two small recesses, each featuring a triangular head in the rear wall. The other stack has a triangular stone head above the fireplace.
Local climate
The Close receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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